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Sun points a loaded gun
in our direction

A double-barreled sunspot could fire a blast toward us — but if we're lucky, all we'll get is an auroral kiss for Valentine's Day.

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NASA considers outpost beyond moon's far side

  NASA is assessing the value of a "human-tended waypoint" near the far side of the moon — one that would embrace international partnerships.

Technology

How to de-spam your life

From email to snail mail to texts, our lives are filled with spam. With some technology and clever thinking, it's not too hard to filter it all out.

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Sexy Valentine's Day apps

There are more than a few in the iTunes App Store and Android Market that can spark romance.

Facebook users eye exes' Valentine's Day plans
Rebecca Black's
'Friday' video,
one year later

A video turned a typical 13-year-old, who seemt to have little more to worry about than which seat should she take, into the Internet's punching bag.

Dad shoots daughter's laptop over Facebook post
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Click through the top 10 pictures of the 2011 Olympus BioScapes International Digital Imaging Competition.

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Image: Winners of Nikon's Small World Photography contest 2011
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Earth hour
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